The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-10
The SOUTHERN BlPTISTS
DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF FOR
EIGN MISSIONS,
In Behalf OF Which Several Interest
ing Papers Were Read by the
Reverend Gentlemen.

| Baptist Convention was called to or
der by President Nell ut 8 o'clock this
morning for the third days work. 1t
was announced that the collect on
taken up at the mass meeting Satur.
! day night for the benefi of foreign
missions amounted to $2445 81
The order OF business was reported,
giving the afternoon session to the
continuation OF home mission reports,
snd the evening session opening 1T s
o'clock p. m. to general home mission
meeting to be led by the Rev. Mr..
D.az.
A motion limiting speeches to ten
minutes was adopted.
The report OF the Committee on
Suggestions to the Board Of Foreign
Missions was read by DR.. W. o. Cleye-
land, of A ALBANIA. 1t was prepared by
DR.. John A. BIosdus.
DR.. Brosdus was indsposed and
unable to ! cad the report himself. 1t
pointed out the missions much in
need OF money, and the mics onaries in
some cases must be sent home, but 1t
would cost as much to bring them
home as to support them till the etrin.
gency for money was passed. 1t sug.
gested means to raise the needed
money. ~
In discussing the report DR.. Row
land, of Maryland, called attention to
the comparatively small amount given
by Southern Baptists-eight cents per
capita per annum. He urged that
more foreign mission tracts should be
printed.
D.. E E. Folk, OF Tenr e4es, raid
the people sh )uld give to tha church
the money given TO Masons, Odd Eel
lows and knights OF Pytniss. The
work Of the church is better, and Bip-
fists should give their money to the
church work exclusively while there
was need. TIE report, ss read by DIR.
was adopted.
DR.. Wharton, of Maryland, present. |
ed the report of the COMMITTEES on
Kind Words Publication. Itreported |
the RIM oval of the { flee fran Macon,
Ga, to Atlants, Ga; the publiration
st profit to the Home Mission B Jard
Of the series OF leeson leaves aud an
eucosssiul system Of Sunday
school publications, ald the need OF
continued and earnest effort to make
the publiCa ions more ussul and sue
iful by putting them in all Sun
day schools in the Baptist Church.
Adopted.
DR.. Froet, Chairman Of the commit
tee on General Work Of the Hcma Mia-
sion Bjard, reported that there had
been increased support from all the
States repre' ented in the convention.
There was a good work doing under
the board, among the negro es and In
1iaDs, and within the year wonder
ully successful work had been begun
10 Cuba. For all there WIS need of
more money and more work.
Dr. Holt, OF Texas, secretary Of the
Home Mission B ard, lad that the
Board has always greatly aided that
Sta e, but yet there are eighty-ssven
counties where they have neither
,res chers nor churches. The Baptists
lumber 1000 white and SOC, 900 col
)red communicants. The recent
lrouth lad affe ,ted many portions OF
he State, but the frontier work
leeded assistance and muet have it.
There are 100000 Germans 10 Texas,
md no missionaries among them, when
here should be at least ten.
DR.. Penick, of Louisiana, spoke OF
lis Slate as Missionary field. He
aid: There are now about 10000
'apt'sts in Louisiana, with thir N
Missionaries at work, who were heart
nd soul engaged In CbristiRniz ng the
'sople. There are 250,000 French
peaking people, all Catholics, in the
Late, while among them are daily
working two Baptist missiOr ar eF,
,hese people are growing tired Of the
ioke OF Catholicism, and stand ready
o throw of the demands the priest
!, oil. Many OF them have ready
Iecome christians, and others OF this +,
reole population will follow should
ppor unity be given them"
The Rev. j. c. Moore, Indian mis-
ionary, referred to the work in the !
indian Territory, the weakest mission
with this association. g
There are" he said, "247,761 Indians 1
n the United States, not including
Alaska. OF these $4,000 are civilized,
Al 3l6 wear citizens dress, 38. SOL reRd ]
be English Language, and $4,000
hildren OF school age. The Territory
an area Of 64,222 square !
liles, 1871 Indians and ioTty-six
ribes. There are three missionaries !
nd 7OOO Baptists. But we need more
'orkers and more help. We call upon
bis board earnestly to come to our
id."
The fraterral delegates fiom the
'orthern church next addressed the
onVention briefly. They we're the I
lon. Horatio Jones, of Pen syvanis,
nd the Rev. Dr.. henao1, OF Chicago.
ne latter made a very humorous